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The "???" above refer to a blank space which was for the name of the Lord of Brethil, but it was never filled. How the Helm would have gone from Nargothrond to Brethil is unknown.

The "???" above refer to a blank space which was for the name of the Lord of Brethil, but it was never filled in. How the Helm would have gone from Nargothrond to Brethil is unknown.

It was made for the dwarf Azaghâl, Lord of Belegost, another city not too far from Nogrod. He was killed by Glaurung during the Nírnaeth Arnoediad, but had earlier given the Helm to Maedhros because he had saved his life during an ambush by the Orcs.

Maedhros then sent it as a gift to Fingon, who had beaten Glaurung back to Angband. Finally, Fingon gave the Helm to Hador when he was given the lordship of Dor-lómin and it became a heirloom of his House.

Húrin, father of Túrin, did not use the Helm in battle ("I would rather look on my foes with my true face"), but still kept it as a treasured item. When Thingol sent messengers to Morwen asking her to go to Doriath to be reunited with her son, she refused and sent back the Helm. But Túrin was not yet old enough to wear it.

It was made for the dwarf Azaghâl, Lord of Belegost, another city not too far from Nogrod. After Maedhros saved his life during an ambush by the Orcs, Azaghâl passed the Helm to him. Azaghâl was later killed by Glaurung during the Nírnaeth Arnoediad.

Maedhros then sent the Helm as a gift to Fingon, who had beaten Glaurung back to Angband. Finally, when Fingon gave the lordship of Dor-lómin to Hador, he also gave him the Helm and it became a heirloom of the House of Hador.

Húrin, father of Túrin, did not use the Helm in battle ("I would rather look on my foes with my true face"), but still kept it as a treasured item. When Thingol sent messengers to Morwen asking her to go to Doriath to be reunited with her son, she refused and sent back the Helm, but Túrin was not yet old enough to wear it.

The Helm was made by Telchar, a dwarf from Nogrod, who also made Narsil (later Andúril, Aragorn's sword) and Angrist (the knife used to cut a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown). The city of Nogrod would have been in the area of the Shire, but it was destroyed at the end of the First Age, during the War of Wrath. The exact date the Helm was wrought is unclear, but it was made soon after Glaurung appeared, in 260 FA, about 200 years before Túrin was born.

There is also a lot confusion about the meeting with Glaurung near the doors of Nargothrond and whether the Helm could protect against the dragon's eyes. Initially, Túrin looked at Glaurung and "fell under the dreadful spell of the dragon, and was as one turned to stone."

In any case, the story of the Dragon-helm stops here. There is yet another scrap of paper about Húrin's travels after being released:

The Helm was made by Telchar, a dwarf from Nogrod, who also made Narsil (later Andúril, Aragorn's sword) and Angrist (the knife used to cut a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown). The city of Nogrod would have been in the area of the Shire, but it was destroyed at the end of the First Age, during the War of Wrath. The exact date the Helm was wrought is unclear, but it was made soon after Glaurung appeared in 260 FA, about 200 years before Túrin was born.

There is also some confusion about the meeting with Glaurung near the doors of Nargothrond and whether the Helm could protect against the dragon's eyes. Initially, Túrin looked at Glaurung and "fell under the dreadful spell of the dragon, and was as one turned to stone."

In any case, the story of the Dragon-helm ends here. There is yet another scrap of paper about Húrin's travels after being released: